Washboard.



' PATENTED' SEPT.'24, 1907.

W SCOTT WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11,1906,

- To (ill whom it may concern:

UNITED s n WALLER SCOTT, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

wAsHBoAnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Sept. 24., 1907.

Application filed April 11, 190d. Serial No. 311,099

Be it known that .l, WALLER SCOTT, a citizen of the United States oi America, and a resident of Richmond, county ol' lrlenrieo, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and-usclul improvements in Washbcards, of which the following is a hill and clear specification, rel'erence being had to the accompan ing drawing, in which '0 Figure l. is front view of thewashboard partly broken away; Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view thereol; and Fig. 3 a detail perspective oi the doiible;soap-receptacle.

This invention relates to that type of washboard in which the. ruhdroard us well as the soap-box doublel'acod lor the purpose of making the board reversible, and the ohjectoi the present invention is to produce a board of that type which shall be. strong and durable and shall. also be capable of being easily taken apart [or cleaning and drying the parts, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

To the accolnplishinent of this object and such otlnu's as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists oi the parts and coinhi nation of parts hereinafter lully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims r ference being had to the accolnpztnying dntwing lbi'nring a part of this specification, in which the same rclm'ence-charaeters designate like parts throughout the several views.

'Rcd'crring to the drawing annexed by rclerencccharacters, a designates the wooden side brzu'res cnch of which is grooved on its inner side from a point near its lower end continuously to itsupper end. Clamped between these legs or side pieces is the corrugated rubboard (1 which is constructed oi a. single piece oi galvanised steel transversely corrugated or otherwise roughened to provide duplicate rubbing surfaces upon opposite sides. The side edges of the rub-bozu'd are respectively fitted into the grooves in the side pieces, and the upper end oi the rub-board as well as the lower end thercol is curled to form a tube ll through which is passed a rod 0 which passes through the side lnembe.

and serves to connect the same and the iuterpo sed rubboard rigidly together. (A donicalhead is formed on one end of each belt or rod e and a conical nut is screwed on the other end thereof, these conical parts being counter-sunk into the side members so as to be flush with their outer surfaces. As thus constructed the rubboard will not require my nails-to iasteh it in place and the rub-hoard and side members maybe readily scpa-.

rated by simply removing the long bolts. This man nor of constructing the body oi the board not only err-- ables it to be assembled with great despatch but also insures a very rigid construction when'assemblcd.

A double-iaced soap-holder is removably secured between the upper edges of the side members. This 5 soap-holder consists of a single sheet of metal folded about midway its length so as to entirely envelop a. wooden cross-bar b, the two main parts g of the plate being brought closely together to form the splashplatcs oi the two soap-receptacles, the side edges of these two plates being passed down into the grooves in the inner sides of the side members. The part of the plate which envelops the cross-bar b is wider than the portions g, so that the ends of the metal covered cross bar project laterally a short distance from the side edges of said plates g, so that when the soap-holder is pushed down into place those projecting ends of the metal covered cross-bar will rest upon the upper ends of theside members. The lower end of each splashplateg is narrowed at y sufiiciently to permit it to be 7 0 curled outwardly and upwardly to form a gutter h extending from side member to side member and being provided in its under side with a series of holes to permit the drainage from the soap to run down over the face of the rub-board. Theplates g, g, are separated sufilciently to permit the upper end of the rub-board to pass up between them to a point beyond the polio-- rations in the gutters.

It will be observed that the soap-holder is held in place by simply being slid down between the two side members, the friction being sufficient to hold it in place in view of the fact that in use there is no tende'ncy for the holder to be displaced. When in place the soap-holder tends to brace the upper end of'the board, especially in view of the rigidity given to it by enveloping the cross-bar in the sheet metal. By covering the cross-bar with sheet metal the detachable soap-holder is strongly braced anda very rigid body rest is provided for the Washerwomen. It will be observed that this construction of soap-holder not only avoids the use of nail or other fastening devices in securing it to the boar as stated, but also avoids entirely the use of nailsin constructing it. In fact there is not a single nail used in the entire board, the two long bolts or rods constit uting the sole fastening devices.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various mechanical embodiments of the invention are possible and I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact arrangement and construction shown.

What I claim and desire .to secure by Letters Pelt- -1. In combination, a. pair of side members grooved each along its inner side, a double-faced rub-board whose edges lie in said grooves, and a double-faced soap-receptacle having its side edges slid down'in said grooves from the top of the board, said soap-receptacle comprising a pair of splashplates arranged bpek to back each of whose lower edges is curved outwardly and upwardly to .form a gutter,

mid soap-receptacle being formed of a single piece of sheet metal folded into :1 tube at its upper edge, and a cross-ha! enveloped by said sheet metal tnh'e, substantially as set forth.

j2. In combination with side members and a rub-board therebetween, of a double-faced soap-receptacle adapted to slide down hetween the upper ends of the side members in grooves formed in the side members, said soup-receptacle being formed of sheet metal folded to form a tubular cross- 10 bar at its upper end and a pair of gutters at its lower end,

the gutters extending over upon the faces of the rub-hoard and heim, performed to discharge the drainage of ,the smp-recepla0les onto the ruhhingJumi-tl sin-fares.

in testimony whereof I llerennlo illlx my signntnrein the presence of two witnesses this 0th (lay of April 1006. I5

Witness '1. B Duwnnn, G. B. HUNTER. 

